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Modern Caribbean Rum

Modern Caribbean Rum

Modern Caribbean Rum is the most comprehensive rum reference book ever published. Written by historian and rum expert Matt Pietrek, it documents today’s rum landscape across producers, distilleries, regulations, and styles in unmatched detail.

What sets this book apart is its encyclopedic coverage: dozens of distillery profiles, technical explanations of production methods, and a clear breakdown of regional rum regulations. It’s not just a history—it’s a living guide to how rum is made today, making it indispensable for professionals and enthusiasts alike.

Lavishly illustrated with over 800 photos, charts, and maps, Modern Caribbean Rum doubles as a textbook and a visual exploration. Whether you’re a bartender, educator, spirits buyer, or collector, this book gives you the context and detail missing from other rum histories.

Simply put, it is today's definitive reference for rum.

Hardcover, 850 pages

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Author(s): Matt PIetrek & Carrie Smith

ISBN 978-0-578-27139-2

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Modern Caribbean Rum is the is the ultimate rum guide for enthusiasts and professionals alike. 850 pages and 900 images tell the story of Caribbean rum as never before.

Part One: Chapters on rum basics, rum history, misconceptions, and classifications, including why "white rum", "dark rum," "gold rum", and "overproof rum" aren't useful categories.

Part Two: Six chapters covering source material, rum fermentation, rum distillation, rum aging, rum blending, and flavor science at a deep yet engaging level.

Part Three: The business of rum, with chapters on the types of rum brands, sourced and bulk rum, rum geographical indications, trade organizations, and much more.

Part Four: Over 500 pages take you inside 75 distilleries in 20 Caribbean rum-making regions, including Mount Gay, Appleton Estate, Foursquare, Bacardi, Worthy Park, Saint-James, and Diplomatico.

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Francois P
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A must have for any rum enthusiast

If you’re into rum, you have to have this book. It covers pretty much everything you may have asked yourself about this spirit. (And much more that you never thought of)
And it’s not a quick coverage: it’s an extensive one. Full of details, clarifications, pictures (recent or historical), …
I can’t recommend it enough, and it makes a useful decoration piece on a coffee table.

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Barney Treadway
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THE book on Caribbean Rum

From history, to detailed production across the entire region, this book is remarkably detailed. A truly delightful book with plenty of great pictures. Unmatched for rum and really a standout example for any spirit category.

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Karim Angueira

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Robert Tanis
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Captivating Beginning to End

So much information and no section contains uninteresting material. The
entire book is a total must read.

Where the book really stands out is the manner in which the author guides
the reader through new considerations about Caribbean rum. Matt's writing
style is so genuine, mature and easy to relate to. He can anticipates sidebar questions about a topic and happily he provides this information then and there.

This is a heavy/bulky book, but so far I've resisted the temptation to cut it into
more manageable sections. Urge that a second edition be printed as a two
volume offering, even if that increases the price.

Finally, a thought about the MANY superb photos, all of which are in such satisfying detail which would be reduced if the book were an e-book product. The only photo suggestion I would make is to print the captions white on a black background and not directly on the photo itself.

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Skip Skeele
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Rum Info Galore

I bought 2 books, one for myself and one to give as a surprise to a fellow rum geek. Amazing amount of information and facts about this wonderful spirit. Thank-you Matt & Carrie for providing us with all your in--depth deep dive research. I bet it was fun visiting the many distilleries in your book and sampling the varied rums and talking with the master distillers. Definitely a must-read book for those of us wanting to glean more knowledge about this wonderful spirit we call rum / rhum / ron. Cheers!

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